A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Burruyacu in Argentina on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/05/18 / 2018-05-16 01:38:37 / May 16, 2018 @ 1:38 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 59.02 km, -64.3423° West, -26.6478° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 59.02 km (37 miles). Unique identifier: us1000e618. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000e618. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:38:37 / 10:38 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Miguel de Tucumán, Alderetes. Close country/countries that might be effected, Argentina (c. 41 343 000 pop). Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from San Miguel de Tucumán (c. 781 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Alderetes (c. 38 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 43 km ESE of Burruyacu, Argentina.
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